San Antonio-based friends of Paul Rusesabagina, the inspiration for the film 'Hotel Rwanda,' expressed joy and relief at the news of his release.
Paul Rusesabagina, who rose to international fame after his 1994 efforts to save more than 1,200 fellow Rwandans from genocide, has been imprisoned in Rwanda since August 2020.Paul Rusesabagina, the inspiration for the filmwho later became a San Antonio resident, was released from a Rwandan prison over the weekend after spending more than two and a half years in government custody, friends close to the family confirmed Monday.
The years waiting for his release have been long and arduous, said Kathleen Tobin Krueger, who has known Rusesabagina and his family for decades. Tobin Krueger’s late husband, U.S. Sen. Bob Krueger, served as U.S. ambassador to Burundi, which shares a border with Rwanda, from 1994 to 1995. Rusesabagina rose to international fame after his 1994 efforts to save more than 1,200 fellow Rwandans from genocide inspired the 2004 Oscar-nominated film . After his position as a political opponent of Rwandan leader Paul Kagame caused Rusesabagina to leave the African nation in 1996, he lived in Belgium, then moved to San Antonio in 2009, splitting his time between the U.S. and the Belgian capital of Brussels. His son, Tresor, attended St. Mary’s University and graduated in 2022.
Israel added however that he will not breathe a sigh of relief until Rusesabagina is safely back in the United States, where he is a legal permanent resident.
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